William Jane Aten

Brief Life History of William Jane

When William Jane Aten was born on 1 January 1874, in Mount Carmel, Sabine, Louisiana, United States, his father, William M Aten, was 30 and his mother, Nancy Tyler, was 32. He married Ada Eudora Chandler on 30 January 1900, in Sabine, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Nepawan, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Ward Eight, Sabine, Louisiana, United States in 1940. He died on 13 February 1949, in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jane Aten
1874–1949
Ada Eudora Chandler
1879–1969
Marriage: 30 January 1900
Katie Viola Aten
1901–1991
Eula Pearl Aten
1903–1990
William Fletcher Aten
1904–1983
Rufus Sherman Aten
1906–1974
Nancy Elois Aten
1909–1990
Ida Marie Aten
1911–1988
Mary Thelma Aten
1913–1979
Woodrow Wilson Aten
1915–2000
James Rayford Aten
1919–1963
Opal Christine Aten
1922–1992

Sources (16)

  • Willie James Ateer in household of Wm Ateer, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Willie Jane Aten, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Willie Jane Aten, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1881

Historical Boundaries: 1881: Montgomery, Texas, United States

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

Name Meaning

Dutch (mainly Groningen): patronymic from the personal name Ate or Aat, shortened forms of Adriaan (see Adrian ), or from the Frisian personal name Ate, a shortened form of an ancient Germanic name based on the element ad (short form of adal ‘noble’), such as Adolf . Compare Auten .

History: The first Aten known in America was Adriaen Hendrickse Aten (sometimes recorded as Arie Hendrickse) who came to New Netherland (now NY) from Doesburg in Gelderland, the Netherlands, in 1651.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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